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    Tips for new builders?

    Learn to have some patience....Fred
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    Restocking Help for T/C

    Ordered a Hawken precarve from Pecatonica and upon arrival noticed that the lock inlet was mislocated. Called them and then drove down. They agreed w/ me and showed me another precarve which had too short a LOP. So while I waited they cut me another precarve but upped the grade from a #4 to...
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    Restocking Help for T/C

    Installing a "true" Hawken Bplate mandates an upper arm hold which I don't like......not natural.....Fred
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    Can't Remove Breech Plug!

    To begin....have never inlet a bbl w/ the breechplug in. My Starrett toolmaker's vise has its jaws padded w/ 3/32" copper inserts which hold the bbl w/o rotating .Copper plates are placed on both sides of the breechplug bolster and a Crescent wrench w/ a section of pipe are hit w/ a mallet and...
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    Lancaster Build, Designing and Laying Out Cast Off

    I do as Dave does.
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    Update, my Kibler build number two

    The Kibler kits are CNCed and it's said that a blind man could assemble them? But, evidently from all the questions asked by buyers concerning assembly, that's not true?.....Fred
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    How bad does this look

    When I was a tool and diemaker, the only time a center drill was used was when in a radial drill press or a vertical milling machine. W/ center punched hole locations, a small drill was used because it flexed to pick up the center punch....center drills don't do that and will spot the holes off...
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    Wood margin around lock and side plate?

    After the molding around the lock is done, the lock bolt holes are "spotted" on a clamped 1/8" thick brass plate and the 2 radii are drawn using dividers and the 2 bolt clearance holes drilled through, The remainder of the sideplate is then drawn and the outline is cut and the chamfer is...
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    How thin?

    To start....as previously stated, the top of the forestock is 1/32"-1/16" below bore centerline depending on bbl size. Normally I've used an oval shaped forestock and the portion of the forestock next to the bbl is 1/16" and then gets slightly thicker....but if the forestock is "V" shaped...
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    Tips for building quickly/efficiently?

    After completely building 4 LRs from a blank, I started to send out for the bbl/RR work on the blanks which made things more enjoyable..... knew how to do this work and Dave Rase was able to consistently make webs that were 1/16" at the breech and 5/32" at the muzzle. .....both of which...
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    Tips for building quickly/efficiently?

    Your question should include only "efficient"......Fred
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    Bent lock plate

    The one and only badly bent lockplate from Chambers was sent back to him and he must have replaced it..... It was bent over 1/16". Most lockplates have a small amount of bend and those I do straighten.....Fred
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    Not exactly my favorite part......

    I also do only 5 bbl flats except at the muzzle end that's visible past the muzzle cap....Fred
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    toe plate ... need advice

    Toeplates have a function and it's to protect the toe .....and adding one to embellish the rifle is secondary. On brass mounted LRs , I use brass toeplates and on Hawken type rifles, steel is used. One aspect of installing toeplates is the length of the attaching screws....should be long [min...
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    Is it LOADED?

    After a rainy day of grouse hunting, I was cleaning the 2 Rem. mod. 870s and when I got to my Dad's gun, the slide wouldn't come back which told me it was cocked. Thought of just pointing it out the window and pulling the trigger to decock it.....but didn't. Pressed the slide release button and...
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    toe plate ... need advice

    To me anyways, a toeolate is a functional add on and an embellishment secondarily....so all my toeplates are either brass or steel. On the LRs w/ brass hardware, the toeplate is also brass and the Hawken style rifles have a steel toeplate that's 3/32" thick because the sling swivel is riveted...
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    Tang Screw

    I've never had this problem but w/ the exception of 2 set triggers, single triggers have always been used. Forgot the brand of set triggers I used, but lucked out in that these triggers didn't pose the problem that's mentioned......Fred
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    How Flat is Flat...

    I use a drill press for most of the holes....the main exception would be the 2 holes for the buttplate screws where a hole shooter is used. The Bpate is fitted w/ mostly a Dremel....first w/ a cutter and then a sandpaper wheel. First the Bp;ate return is fitted using a chisel and then a file...
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    How Flat is Flat...

    I really don't concern myself w/ the flatness of the surfaces after the bbl is inlet.....most will be curves shortly. When drilling the pin holes for the bbl lugs and RR pipes, the bbl/stock ***'y is clamped in a vice w/ the top bbl flat against the permanent vise jaw. My drill press table has...
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    Why do my countersinks look horrible

    While being a tool and diemaker did 10000s of ctsks and never used any lube....drills yes, ....Fred
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